Cycling for refugees

Aim

I'm cycling 50km around Brighton & Hove to raise money for Voices In Exile.

I'm going to cycle 50km around Brighton & Hove to raise money for Voices In Exile on the 19th September.

Voices In Exile works with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants with no recourse to public funds in East and West Sussex and Surrey. They offer practical and legal support with immigration casework, as well as a weekly food and toiletries bank for those who are destitute, and enable people to access services, build community, and develop their own potential through a programme of learning and creative activities. They seek to encourage people to find positive ways to address their own needs, build skills and resilience, and work towards integration in the UK through an active programme of volunteering and mentoring.

Example costs:

£5 – The cost for a client to travel to and from our office to attend a casework appointment, one of our advice drop-in sessions, or our weekly food bank.

£7.25 – The cost of sending a completed application to the Home Office by signed-for, next-day delivery.

£10 – The cost of reimbursing travel and lunch costs for a volunteer to work with us for a day.

£19.20 – The cost to enrol biometric information so that a client can apply for a biometric residence permit.

£20 – The salary cost per hour of a qualified Level 2 caseworker.

£25 – The value of a bag of groceries, dry food and toiletries from our weekly food bank.

£49 – The cost of a child refugee travel document.

£55 – The cost of a qualified community interpreter for 1 hour, including travel.

£75 – The cost of an adult refugee travel document.

£120 – The cost of preparing and submitting an application for a Home Office travel document, so that someone who has been granted leave to remain in the UK can finally travel to visit their family in another country.

This project successfully funded on 10th September 2021